| Tango01 | 15 Mar 2021 10:24 p.m. PST |
"In 2013, an enigmatic gold ring associated with an ancient Roman curse resurfaced in Great Britain, going on exhibition to the pleasure of diehard J.R.R. Tolkien fans. The show was put on by Britain's National Trust at The Vyne, and the Tolkien fandom flocked from the four corners of (Middle) Earth to see the magnificent, maledicted relic. Discovered in 1785 in a southern English field near the remains of an ancient Roman settlement, some scholars claim this is the artifact that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic verse: But is there any truth to the idea that Tolkien knew about this archaeological find or its associated hex? Here's what we know about the "Ring of Silvianus."…"
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| noggin2nog | 16 Mar 2021 2:24 a.m. PST |
Interesting article, thanks Armand. |
| Marcus Brutus | 16 Mar 2021 5:22 a.m. PST |
Did you get a reprieve Tango? |
| Huscarle | 16 Mar 2021 11:33 a.m. PST |
Hmm, interesting, The Vyne is just down the road from me, so I'll have to give it a visit when it reopens… |
| Tango01 | 16 Mar 2021 12:22 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friends! Seems so my friend… (smile) Armand |
 Sgt Slag  | 16 Mar 2021 1:47 p.m. PST |
Fun read. Never knew Tolkien was inspired by anything. Cheers! |
| Zephyr1 | 16 Mar 2021 9:01 p.m. PST |
Sounds like the curse was a "name and shame" attempt to get the ring back. Maybe Sauron should have tried that, too… ;-) |
| Sgt Slag | 17 Mar 2021 6:44 a.m. PST |
LOL! Good idea, Zephyr1! The novels would have been right in line with the USA culture of today. Cheers! |
| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2021 12:57 p.m. PST |
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| USAFpilot | 22 Mar 2021 3:29 p.m. PST |
I always thought that Tolkien could have been inspired by Richard Wagner's opera "The Ring of the Nibelungen". It has a cursed ring, dwarves, warriors, and a dragon. |
| Erzherzog Johann | 22 Mar 2021 4:29 p.m. PST |
The article references Wagner. The suggestion is that this may have been another influence. Cheers,
John |
